Because I live, you also will live.
~Jesus (John 14:19b)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...
~I Peter 1:3
On New Year’s Day (during a thaw) I went out with a mission: to find as many different green plants as I could. I barely left my yard, yet look what I found:
Box
Ivy & Sage
Collards
Leeks
Holly
Rose & Alyssum
Camomile
Maple
Now the snow has returned, and I look for the color in a landscape that (though lovely) can seem monochrome at first glance. But these green, living things were under the snow before, and they are still there, still living. Their condition reminds me of God’s people in the world; no matter how bleak, how dark, how cold the winter of this world, the life that is in Jesus Christ causes them to be green and living. Do you know this life?
The first day of 2011 closed with a uniquely beautiful sunset.
This can be a year of unimaginable wonder. God is waiting to reveal himself to us if we will only trust and obey him, and his plans for us are too great for us to understand. I hope that you will join me in seeking him and discovering what he has in store for the bright, new year.
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